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how to save the show

The series clearly has to end, but there may be remedies to quell us Simpsonites from burning down fox.

How could they you ask?

By rebooting the entire series, hitting a theoretical reset button on the continuity. They could remake old episodes, and add new ones. Removing such previously established traits and such (IE Lisa as a vegetarian) and returning the show to its roots, while adding modern pop culture and settings.

When I say modern pop culture I mean like small things, for example. Instead of stealing cable to watch boxing, they steal Satellite to watch MMA. Also adding new stories with the old style of humor and righting some of the wrongs (Arman Tamzarian). Id give it a chance

Just a warning. You're probably going to get torn apart over this.
The answer you're gonna get from most people is that the humour should revert to the old style, but not necessarily the continuity, which around this site is sacred
Lisa being a vegetarian or Principal Skinner being Armin Tanzarian have very little to do with the current state of the show anyway, so I don't see how this can be a useful suggestion .

The show could only be saved by a total overhaul of the staff behind the show. Even then it's much more likely to be worse than better. In regards to remaking old episodes, I wouldn't mind seeing just one classic episode remade with the HD animation. Nothing changed except the animation, just to see what it would be like. Other than that though, don't remake anything.

The idea is to have some of the stuff established throughout the run, such as lisas vegetarianism. But this would also reintroduce the show to newer viewers. Reverting it to the old style in the process. It would be the equivalent to turning your underwear inside out to extend the wear time a few days (by days i mean years in this case)

1. A refreshing of the staff.
2. A transition to the episodes of old (emotional episodes, character-based episodes)
3. Standing up to FOX and demanding that 3 act structure back.
4. Better satire, The Simpsons may not have "impact" but good satire is good satire.
5. Some freshening up not involving a total reset, maybe episodes focusing on other characters that don't include The Simpsons.
6. Obviously, less guest stars "for the sake of it".

How Fox could make millions of dollars off the show, then screw it over with a terrible 4 act structure for more commercial time(to quote Homer"so that you can have another hundred million dollars") is an insult to the show, it's producers, and its viewers.

When I say modern pop culture I mean like small things, for example. Instead of stealing cable to watch boxing, they steal Satellite to watch MMA. Also adding new stories with the old style of humor and righting some of the wrongs (Arman Tamzarian). Id give it a chance

That is the last thing we want, that is why the show is getting terrible reviews.

2. If it continues stop with the filler, expository gags that just "happen" (Like frink falling out of the sky knowing what was going on in How I wet your mother) or the Town showing up to save the day in Them, Robot. For the love of pete, stop writing the stories where one scene barely has a connection to the previous scene and the story should make a lick of sense. In Them, Robot. they could swat down a Rotweiller and then the Robots could be stopped with a corndog in the eye. Crap like this makes the show unfunny.

Old Sound Effects

Originally Posted by Zombies Rise from the Sea

There are simple things that could be done for saving the show.

1. A refreshing of the staff.
2. A transition to the episodes of old (emotional episodes, character-based episodes)
3. Standing up to FOX and demanding that 3 act structure back.
4. Better satire, The Simpsons may not have "impact" but good satire is good satire.
5. Some freshening up not involving a total reset, maybe episodes focusing on other characters that don't include The Simpsons.
6. Obviously, less guest stars "for the sake of it".

It's not some science, it's just simple fact.

I believe that not many people thought about this, but what about background music and realistic sound effects? I mean, the background
music and realistic sound effects are nothing compared to the past. Remember the scene in the episode, "Moaning Lisa", where Lisa is sad as she looks in the mirror, and during that scene, we can hear the emotional background sound going with it. Why don't people mention this so much? Really?

I believe that not many people thought about this, but what about background music and realistic sound effects? I mean, the background
music and realistic sound effects are nothing compared to the past. Remember the scene in the episode, "Moaning Lisa", where Lisa is sad as she looks in the mirror, and during that scene, we can hear the emotional background sound going with it. Why don't people mention this so much? Really?

It's not a big issue; music is a powerful thing but compared to the animation and the characters and even the humor, it's not a big thing surprisingly. I'm not worrying about that because when the episodes become better then the people behind the show get better, that includes the composer. It's kind of like when a manager makes something run better...